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Ready to Ride!

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Summer Solstice Ride: 255km Sumner to Hokitika on Dec 21, 2009. Celebrating on Hokitika Beach! See blog this page for full report

Summer Solstice Ride: 255km Sumner to Hokitika on Dec 21, 2009. Celebrating on Hokitika Beach! See blog this page for full report

Motatapu 2009

Motatapu 2009

 
Page Creator: Rod Oram
Event: The Great Ride for Heart 2010
Event Date: 1/2/2010

Hello!

I've long wanted to ride from Cape Reinga to Bluff - for the beauty of the country, the sense of adventure and, of course, the physical challenge.

- 'tho I figured I should choose my company carefully. After all, she's a long, hard road!

But I've now found the ideal riding companions: a bunch of cardiologists and other health professionals - for their good humour, of course. I hope I won't need their medical skills.

From February 1 to 14 we're riding the length of the country with a big goal: to help raise $1 million for the Heart Foundation's Cardiovascular Research Fund.

Every cent we raise will go directly towards an essential chair in new preventive heart health research at the University of Auckland.

Along the way we will work with locals to stage fundraising events to raise awareness of heart health. And some will join us for a day's cycling.

Please could I have your support? My personal goal is to raise at least $22,000 (which equals 1 cent for every 1 of the 2.2 million metres I'll ride!) towards the total - so we can make a difference together to Kiwi hearts.

My training's going well. And I will keep you uptodate with my progress on my blog on this site. I'll also give you daily reports on our journey, February 1-14.

Please select the "Make a donation" button below. It's simple, fast and totally secure and the money goes directly to the Heart Foundation's bank account.

If you live in New Zealand your donation is tax deductible and a receipt will be issued.

So please help me today! And pass it on to your family and friends! The future heart health of every New Zealander depends on it

Many thanks for your support,

All the best

Rod


My Online Sponsors To Date:
Date Name Amount Comment
17/4/2010 Bob & Margaret Cooper $20.00
17/4/2010 Bob & Margaret $20.00 Very well done…so here's a bonus!
17/4/2010 Haare & Arena Williams $50.00 Thanks for sharing the journey. Ka ora! Hi! Aha! Ha!
24/3/2010 Chris Bettany $30.00 Well done Rod.
24/3/2010 Chris Bettany $30.00 Well done Rod.
12/3/2010 Barb & Mark Insull $100.00 Reminded of your request when I was looking for your phone number!
An amazing feat -thank you for making that extraordinary ride!
4/3/2010 Dita De Boni & Ali Ikram $50.00 Better late than never (me, I mean!) - well done Rod awesome stuff.
3/3/2010 ian devereux $1,000.00 I offered to sponsor Rod for $1000.00 sorry it is late
2/3/2010 Paul Shenkin $75.00
1/3/2010 Anne H $50.00 All the best from a former cardiac nurse!
22/2/2010 M & J Casey $500.00
22/2/2010 Celia Mannion $25.00 Ride-on-Rod!!
20/2/2010 Marilyn and Julian $50.00 Awesome Ride Rod! Thank you.
19/2/2010 Judy McKenzie $25.00 well done
19/2/2010 Sarah Trotman $200.00 Godd Luck from all the team at Bizzone
17/2/2010 Linda B $25.00 An amazing achievement. Really enjoyed your blog.
16/2/2010 Stephen Brooker $50.00 Been fascinated following your saga. Great cause! Missed you in Christchurch by half a day, I think. Already support heart initiatives separately.
16/2/2010 Grant $25.00
16/2/2010 Geoff & Wendy Hamilton $50.00 Congratulations Rod!
15/2/2010 John & Mary Thompson $100.00 Well done Rod Great ride on Sunday
15/2/2010 Anonymous $150.00 Congratulations!!!
15/2/2010 Janet $25.00 Such a great effort from an amazing dedicated bunch of people!!
15/2/2010 Jim Mahady & Jeff Richardson $150.00 Thanks Rod, for doing this! We hope to see you in NZ one of these days!
15/2/2010 Julie W. Webster $14.00 Great Job Rod! Thanks…
14/2/2010 Keith Reynolds $100.00 Well done Rod - I hope you make your target - you're getting close !
14/2/2010 Ken $25.00 Well done! Keep up the good work
14/2/2010 Lynnette & John Orams $50.00 Well done Rod! A wonderful achievement for a great cause.
13/2/2010 Gaye & Stu Andrews $100.00 Well done Rod. Wish we were doing it too, only at a slower pace!
13/2/2010 Ngaire Woolford $25.00 Go Rod go!
13/2/2010 Mike Keys $25.00
13/2/2010 Jane Hart + Jim White $100.00 Go Rod.
13/2/2010 Jan & Brian $50.00
13/2/2010 anonymous $40.00
12/2/2010 Q'T Peddlar DB $25.00 Your enthusiasm on the Summer Soltice ride inspired me to help the cause in some way
12/2/2010 Sue $250.00 Fantastic effort Rod - we,hearties, applaud your incredible endeavours - go safely.
12/2/2010 Mary Lou & Bob Russell $25.00 Best Wishes for a fantastic ride; we're enjoying an "arm-chair" tour of NZ!!
11/2/2010 xxxx $100.00
11/2/2010 Penny,Neil, Emma & Ben Thomson $100.00 Wow! What an amazing thing to do, Rod. We're all very proud and in awe of your achievement
11/2/2010 Elisabeth and Tom $25.00 Amazing Ride!! All the best to the finish Rod!
10/2/2010 Russ & Shirley $100.00
10/2/2010 Phil McD $200.00 Better late than never - good luck, Rod (not that I think for a moment that you will need it).
Cheers
Phil
10/2/2010 John Skeates $100.00 Wish I was with you; you're an inspiration.
10/2/2010 Peter and Kate $50.00 We are reading in awe from afar - lots of good cycling !
9/2/2010 Neil & Sue Shroff $50.00 Congratulations Rod on an outstanding effort. All our love - Neil & Sue
9/2/2010 Titiro $50.00 Will you still need a Yike Bike
after this?
9/2/2010 Michael & Mary Mark $100.00 May the rest of the ride be downhill with the wind at your back. Go, Rod!
8/2/2010 Gillian $25.00
8/2/2010 Richard Reid $50.00 All the best Rod!
8/2/2010 Dave Griffiths $100.00 Go Rod, you are doing the Sat am riders proud
8/2/2010 Sarah Gibbs $50.00 The team at Trilogy are right behind you Rod. Good Luck
8/2/2010 Stephen & Margaret Tindall $2,000.00 Good Luck on your ride
7/2/2010 Jeremy $100.00 Hope you getting the benefit of the coast to coast training ride Rod
6/2/2010 Hugh & Maureen $100.00 Have a great ride, see you on the last leg!
5/2/2010 Doug $220.00 Good Luck
5/2/2010 The Blincoes $50.00 Fantastic effort Rod for a worthy cause. Ride safely.
5/2/2010 Adnan, Emma and Rafii $25.00 Good luck - we hope your thighs are up to the punishment!
3/2/2010 John H $25.00 Good luck. In memory of Dr Robinson our local doctor.
3/2/2010 Paul and Cathy $25.00
2/2/2010 Rodger Spiller $100.00 Great effort Rod. Enjoy the ride!
1/2/2010 Pip $100.00
31/1/2010 Bette $50.00 have a great ride!
31/1/2010 Helen & Andrew B $100.00 Great stuff, Rod!
29/1/2010 Ralph Sims $110.00 This from an envious fellow cyclist. 5c/km! Bon courage
29/1/2010 Colleen W $40.00 Ni sa Bula Rod
29/1/2010 Synlait Ltd $500.00 Keep up the good work
29/1/2010 Fred and Jane Reynolds $25.00 Wish we were there to cheer you on! Enjoy the Ride!
29/1/2010 R Squared $1,000.00 Blessings and good luck. Stay safe. Richard O
29/1/2010 NZI $1,000.00 Rod love to take one of the days
29/1/2010 Nick Marsh $200.00 Good luck Rod- you are an example to us all
29/1/2010 Nick Main $250.00 Great effort, great cause
28/1/2010 John Bishop $2,200.00 Very happy to sponsor such a great project!
28/1/2010 Assignment Group $500.00
28/1/2010 John B $200.00 Looks like a great venture - far better than sitting at a desk - I'm jealous.
28/1/2010 Rick Boven $200.00
28/1/2010 Peter and Gay $50.00 Rod, you are an icon! Have a great ride and well done in advance
28/1/2010 Tina Plank $25.00 I hope your goal for sponsorship is reached as the cause is so worthy. Have fun!
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27/1/2010 Jeanette $100.00 I wish Nz would put the effort into preventative health care that you are putting into the ride! good luck
27/1/2010 Jackie & Sue $100.00 Here's a small contribution to the event we can't talk about! Go well!
27/1/2010 Fiona Driver & Rod Marler $50.00 Go Rod!
27/1/2010 Murray $200.00
26/1/2010 Bob & Margaret $100.00 Keep singing…it always helps!
26/1/2010 LARRY $200.00
26/1/2010 Senescall Akers $1,000.00 Our best wishes and congratulations.
26/1/2010 Wright Communications $100.00 All the best! We look forward to reading your colourful anecdotes along the way.
26/1/2010 Will Yates $100.00 Best wishes for a safe and successful mission Rod !
26/1/2010 Ted van Arkel $250.00 Best wishes Rod - you are doing it for a great cause
26/1/2010 New Zealand Home Loans $1,000.00 Wishing you all the best Rod, Kindest regards,
John Erkkila, New Zealand Home Loans
26/1/2010 Nat Torkington $25.00 We'll miss you at Kiwi Foo. All the best for this great thing you're doing!
26/1/2010 Anna Fifield $50.00 Good luck Rod
25/1/2010 Bill (Hank) and Barbara Webster $100.00 Have a wonderful spin! We're looking forward to reading about it!
25/1/2010 Stephen Jacobi $50.00
25/1/2010 Southern Paprika ltd $200.00 Good luck Rod , great effort gives us all hope as we approach 50 .
25/1/2010 Owen @ Cooney Lees Morgan $100.00 Have a good ride Rod!
25/1/2010 Clive & Iyanthi - Xponential NZ $50.00 Great work. We'll be cheering you on all the way!
25/1/2010 Michael Cambridge $100.00 Inspiring challenge - 5 carbon credits to help you on your way.
25/1/2010 Fletcher Building $2,500.00 Rod, best of luck with the ride from all of us here at Fletcher Building
25/1/2010 Orion Health $1,000.00
25/1/2010 Ann & Godfrey $50.00
25/1/2010 Gabrielle Peko $50.00 A fantastic effort.
25/1/2010 Malcolm Rands $150.00 Go Rod, a thinker and a doer!
25/1/2010 Ernie $25.00
25/1/2010 Roger Dennis $25.00 I'll miss you at Foo Camp this year, and will be thinking of you on the 13th. Damn fine goal.
24/1/2010 Lyn Mayes $100.00 Good luck
24/1/2010 Peter & Patric $100.00 best wishes for a great ride.
24/1/2010 Maggie Lawton $100.00 Go well, Rod, it's a great cause to ride for.
24/1/2010 Alistair Woodward $50.00 a great cause and a great ride - what a combination.
23/1/2010 Ruthe Kenderdine $40.00 Kia Kaha Rod
23/1/2010 Mark & Diane $500.00 Good Luck Rod, well done.
23/1/2010 Jim Salinger $50.00 Keep riding for the planet Rod!!
22/1/2010 Maria C $50.00 Keep up the puff. Well done,Rod.
22/1/2010 Mark Prain $100.00 keep breathing Rod - it's a beautiful thing (you're doing).
22/1/2010 Trevor $25.00
22/1/2010 Simon @OBO $100.00 Ride the passion. Good on you Rod.
22/1/2010 Simon $100.00 I hope you have shouted yourself a new bike! Good luck.
22/1/2010 bunny mcdiarmid $100.00
22/1/2010 Brent Robinson $500.00 Great cause, best of luck
22/1/2010 Jo & Steve $25.00 Rod

Good luck & happy peddaling

Jo & Steve
22/1/2010 Blue Read $100.00 Excellant effort - great stuff and a worthy project.
22/1/2010 Brett & Rhonda Hewlett $50.00 Good luck Rod. My wife said you look good in tights!
22/1/2010 Sue Clarke $100.00 You have a big heart Rod - all the very best
22/1/2010 Comvita $1,000.00 Good luck Rod. A very worthy cause. The whole team at Comvita fully support you and the rest of the riders.
22/1/2010 Phillip Mills $250.00 Hope you have well-padded shorts!
22/1/2010 Mike & Helga Pratt $200.00 We wish you sustained peak performance!
22/1/2010 Swaytech $500.00 Go for it Rod and enjoy!
22/1/2010 Richard Milne $50.00 Go Rod, and may your efforts inspire many others!
22/1/2010 Karl $220.00 my number 1 cause
21/1/2010 Creationz Consultants $100.00 Brings new meaning to the Heart Of The Nation, and to your talents as a great spokes-man!
21/1/2010 Neil Maxwell $100.00 Good idea; Good cause; Good rides Rod; Enjoy the beauty of NZ.
21/1/2010 Jo Brosnahan $100.00
21/1/2010 Alcatel-Lucent $1,000.00 Good luck on what we are sure will be a fun but challenging event.
20/1/2010 Di & Hugh $50.00 A slice a day of Ruth Pretty's Christmas cake will get you to Bluff!
20/1/2010 Celeste & the Q'town Pedallers $100.00 Beep! Beep Beep! Go, Rodrunner Beep! Beep!
19/1/2010 J Griffin (IBM) $50.00 Best of luck Rod. Look forward to hearing all about it.
18/1/2010 Tony Watts & Liz Caughey $100.00 Travel safely Rod - look fwd to your blog
17/1/2010 Tony, Julia, Yokehar $50.00 Ever in awe Rod! Good luck from us Woolfs.
15/1/2010 Will Sellman $200.00 Best wishes Rod from San Francisco.
14/1/2010 Hamilton family $250.00
6/1/2010 Barbara $25.00
6/1/2010 Mayor Bob Harvey $500.00
4/1/2010 Bill Webster $500.00 Now I've got my Icebreaker, I'm ready to join you! Go, Rod!
27/12/2009 Hawk family $220.00 Kia kaha- what a challenge
24/12/2009 Pat Snedden $250.00 Simply to support a great NZer
18/12/2009 Maungatautari $1,000.00 Be strong
17/12/2009 Porter Novelli New Zealand $50.00 We're supporting a number of 'Great Ride for Heart' riders with a donation in lieu of Christmas gifts to our clients and associates.

We all wish you all the very best in this fantastic challenge!
16/12/2009 Profile Technology $50.00 David Shieff told me about this, happy to chip in as it is an excellent cause. Best of luck with your ride!
15/12/2009 Gary Taylor $100.00 Keep the column coming!
15/12/2009 Anonymous $500.00 Best wishes for a safe ride, Rod. Donated in memory of Graham Robinson a participant tragically killed riding.
14/12/2009 Andrew $1,000.00 What a great cause. Best of luck, Rod.
14/12/2009 Wayne Hudson $500.00 All the best Rod. It's a big challenge and I'm sure it won't be easy but I do hope it's fun.
11/12/2009 Rob Fenwick $250.00
11/12/2009 In memory of Quentin de Serville $100.00 In memory of a good friend who died too young.
11/12/2009 as above $50.00
11/12/2009 Glen $500.00 Very impressed, a great idea - go well - and especially enjoy the Mainland
11/12/2009 Paul Hannah-Jones $25.00 Have a great ride !
11/12/2009 Elizabeth $100.00 Enjoy the ride!!!
11/12/2009 Mark Thomas $500.00 Enjoy the Ride!
11/12/2009 Jeannie Hamilton $20.00 Chas would be proud of you!
27/11/2009 Jonathan Boston $25.00
24/11/2009 Balamohan Shingade $20.00 All the best Rod!
17/11/2009 Hewlett $50.00 All the best Rod … Cheers Sherryl
17/11/2009 Rachel & SBN Team $500.00 Go well Rod! You have the support of the Sustainable Business Network behind you.
Total Raised Online: NZD$35,044.00
Total Raised Offline: NZD$800.00
GRAND TOTAL: NZD$35,844.00
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